Homemade Canned Spaghetti Sauce Food

CANNED SPAGHETTI SAUCE (AKA: ITALIAN-STYLE TOMATO SAUCE)

Steps:

• Prepare boiling water canner. Heat jars in simmering water until ready for use. Do not boil. Wash lids in warm soapy water and set bands aside.
• Combine 1 cup of tomato purée, onion, celery, carrot and garlic in a large stainless steel saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Reduce heat, cover and boil gently until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes. While maintaining a steady boil, add remaining tomato purée, 1 cup at a time, stirring frequently. Stir in lemon juice, salt, black pepper and hot pepper flakes. Increase heat to high and bring to a full rolling boil; boil hard, stirring frequently, until mixture is reduced by one third, about 15 minutes.
• Ladle hot sauce into hot jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles and re-measure headspace. If needed, add more sauce to meet recommended headspace. Wipe rim. Center lid on jar. Apply band and adjust until fit is fingertip tight.
• Process filled jars in a boiling water canner for 35 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Remove jars and cool. Check lids for seal after 24 hours. Lid should not flex up and down when center is pressed.

SPAGHETTI SAUCE FOR CANNING

Steps:

• Prepare tomatoes, washed, peeled and chopped. Reserve 4 cups and set aside.
• Prepare garlic. To roast garlic place garlic cloves on aluminum foil and drizzle with olive oil. wrap foil around garlic, sealing edges. Roast at 350 degrees for 30 minute or until tender. Cool and remove papery skins.
• Saute 3 cups chopped onion until translucent. Reserve 1 cup and set aside.
• Mix all ingredients except reserved tomatoes and onions. Cook tomato mixture over medium heat until heated through and then simmer for 30 minutes.
• Using a food processor or immersion blender and puree tomato mixture until smooth.
• Continue simmering for another hour to an hour and a half until tomato sauce thickens.
• Add reserved tomatoes and onion.
• Adjust seasonings to taste.
• Heat thoroughly.
• Ladle sauce into hot jars leaving a 1 inch headspace. Process pints 20 minutes and quarts 25 minutes at 10 lbs pressure in a steam-pressure canner.

HOMEMADE CANNED SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, bring 2 quarts water to a boil. Using a slotted spoon, place tomatoes, one at a time, in boiling water for 30-60 seconds. Remove each tomato and immediately plunge into ice water. Peel and quarter tomatoes; place in a stockpot., Pulse green peppers and onions in batches in a food processor until finely chopped; transfer to stockpot. Stir in next 11 ingredients. Add water to cover; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 4-5 hours, stirring occasionally., Discard bay leaves. Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice to each of 9 hot 1-qt. jars. Ladle hot mixture into jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 40 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

HOMEMADE SPAGHETTI SAUCE (HOMECANNING)

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in large pot.
• Simmer for 2 hours AFTER it starts to boil, stirring occasionally.
• Fill jars, leaving one-inch headspace; wipe rims, place lids and screw bands on fingertip-tight.
• For pints, pressure can for 20 minutes@ 10# pressure.
• For quarts, pressure 25 minutes@ 10# pressure.
• Makes about 20 pints or about 10 quarts.

CANNED FRESH TOMATO SPAGHETTI SAUCE

Steps:

• Cut tomatoes, run through food processor, then through food mill, and put into a large pan to cook.
• Meanwhile cut up the garlic and onions and cook in oil in a separate pan, then run through the food mill.
• Add onions, garlic, and remaining ingredients to tomatoes and slowly heat to a boil. Boil stirring occasionally until thick (about 2 hours).
• To can, pour into clean hot quart jars, leaving 1/2 inch head space.
• Process 40 minute in a boiling water bath.

SPAGHETTI SAUCE FOR CANNING

Steps:

• You will need 12 to 14 quart size mason jars with lids and rings, sanatized and ready to go.
• Place olive oil, onions and peppers in a large pot and cook till tender.
• Wash tomatoes and cut in quarters.
• Place tomatoes into several large pots with a cup of water in each on and cook till soft.
• Once tomatoes are soft run them through a food mill and put juice into a large pot ( 20 qt works well).
• Once onions and peppers are soft drain he juice and oil from them and reserve liquid for future batches.
• Once the peppers and onions are drained place them in the juice from the tomatoes.
• Add the Garlic, Sugar, Salt, Oregano, and Basil. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes or so.
• Add the Tomatoe paste and cook for a half hour more.
• Place the jars in your oven on the lowest setting.
• Place the lids in a pan of simmering water.
• Fill jars one at a time and lid right away.
• Place the jars on a counter and cover with a towel and do not distuirb for 24 hours.
• Enjoy all year long.
• For those of you who don't want to use the above canning method you may use whatever method you like. This is the way we do it and we never have any problems.